DeAnza III is a luxurious 65 foot Flushdeck Motoryacht designed by Seattle naval architect Ted Drake and built in 1959 by Western Craft, Ltd. in Vancouver Canada.

Original power plants were twin 325 HP GM diesels. Was considered the finest private yacht ever built in British Columbia. Alex Smith was the chief shipwright, Don Mooney was foreman of the joiners crew. De Anza lll changed hands a half dozen times over her next 55 years. Rumored that Queen Elizabeth was honored aboard by her then owner Lt Governor of British Columbia Hubert Wallace.